Sunday, 14 August 2011

beef salad with maple syrup vinaigrette

Yay... finally tomatoes are back at a reasonable price. I have missed them over the winter. I bought these lovely red and yellow ones from 'Jack Lums'. I decided to use them in a beef salad that was inspired by 'food for my family'. The combination of the blue cheese and the maple syrup is delicious.

For this salad you will need

2 whitlof or you could use cos lettuce

baby watercress

1 avocado

red and yellow tomatoes

thinnly sliced rear beef ( i used a big piece of thick whole rump that was BBQed)

crumblings of blue cheese (I used blue castello)

walnuts (optional - i didn't bother, kids don't like them)

You can plate up individually or serve yourself from a big salad bowl

For the dressing you will need

3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (you could use any type of vinegar)